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McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 011
Parent Collection:
William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection
Date:
1911
Subject:
Breaking of Ground for Panama-Pacific International Exposition
Description:
Caption: "Breaking of Ground, Panama-Pacific International Exposition." See also 96-07-08-alb01-006, which includes the same caption. San Francisco, Oct 14, 1911. The 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition was held to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, as well as inventive technologies and new industries from around the world. It was also a chance for San Francisco to show the world how the great city had rebuilt and thrived after the devastation of the 1906 earthquake and fire.
Identifier:
96-07-08-alb07-011
Contributor:
No data available for this field
Publisher:
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Right:
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source:
Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Format:
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Language:
English
Type:
Still Image
